As of July 1, children experiencing medical emergencies can still go to and be treated at Thousand Oaks’ Los Robles Regional Medical Center, but once stabilized, they cannot stay. Citing a low volume ...

A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more ...

UCSF Health To Lay Off About 200 Workers: UCSF Health will eliminate approximately 200 positions across its network, officials said Wednesday, citing “serious financial challenges” and the need to ...

California Changes Environmental Law That Made It Harder To Help Homeless: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Monday a bill overhauling the landmark California Environmental Quality Act, which he and ...

Newsom Signs Budget That Slashes Health Care Expansion For Immigrants: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark ...

Friday's roundup covers covid's surge, Biden's case, vaccines, masks, monkeypox, Amazon's health play, mental health, and more.

Dangerous heat, air and water quality, Alzheimer's, CARE Court, CalPERS insurance premiums, fentanyl, Medi-Cal, and more are in the news.

Health workers strike, Alzheimer's, heat dangers, disability rules, hospital news, homelessness, opioids, and more are in the news.

JOSEPH LIEBERMAN: Drug, Insurance Industries Fund Campaign Although Vice President Al Gore has frequently attacked the insurance and pharmaceutical industries on the campaign trail, his recently ...

Republican proposals to tighten the use of special taxes to fund Medicaid programs could deprive states of billions of dollars for safety net health care. In California, any such limit would come on ...

California lawmakers are poised to approve a six-month delay in implementing the state’s in vitro fertilization law, pushing its start to January 2026. The plan to postpone, which has drawn little ...

California Democrats Reject Newsom's Deep Budget Cuts: California legislative leaders announced Monday that they reached a budget proposal to address the state’s $12 billion expected deficit, leaning ...